Research Article
Autoantibodies to the -Adrenoceptor from Patients with Periodontitis as a Risk Factor for Cardiac Dysfunction
Table 1
Characteristic of the study populations.
| | Demography and risk factors | Periodontitis patients group I () | Healthy subjects group II () |
| | Gender | | | | Male | 36 | 18 | | Female | 4 | 2 | | Education level | | | | Elementary school | 38 | 18 | | High school | 2 | 2 |
| | BMI (range kg/m2) | From 20 to 25 | From 19 to 22 |
| | Measure blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | Measure SBP (mean ± SD) | 138 ± 20 | 118 ± 14 | | Measure DBP (mean ± SD) | 87 ± 12 | 75 ± 10 |
| | Laboratory examination | | | | Cholesterol total (mean ± SD), mg/dl | 170 ± 21 | 176 ± 22 | | LDL (mean ± SD), mg/dl | 129 ± 14 | 130 ± 21 | | HDL (mean ± SD), mg/dl | 34 ± 10 | 32 ± 11 |
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BMI: Body Mass Index (range ≥27 kg/m2); SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure. DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.
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